At that thought, even Jiang Ming felt that he had become absurdly powerful.
As long as he had enough time to prepare, he was now practically a miniature Domain Lord.
A Stellar level warrior standing against a Domain Lord?
Thinking of that scene, Jiang Ming was already beginning to mourn for his opponents in the Genius Battle.
"Let's try it in the Virtual Universe."
Jiang Ming thought to himself, and his consciousness entered the Virtual Universe.
After joining the Virtual Universe Company's Black Dragon Mountain Branch, Jiang Ming's authority had increased.
He could directly teleport from any corner of the Virtual Universe into the Slaughter Field's simulation space.
Within the virtual space, Jiang Ming's body did not have the enhancement of 63 times his genetic level. It was the most ordinary Stellar level ninth stage template.
After a round of testing, Jiang Ming roughly came to a conclusion.
"With this kind of body, I'll probably need ten days before the energy level of the converted Pure White Fire reaches the Domain Lord level."
Jiang Ming was fairly satisfied with that result. After all, the leap from Stellar level to Domain Lord level was simply too outrageous.
Having ten days to charge up was normal instead.
Time passed as Jiang Ming familiarized himself with it day by day. In the blink of an eye, forty-five days had passed.
As the spacecraft gave a slight shudder, a planet of intermingled red and black appeared before Jiang Ming.
"Flame Abyss Star was formed within my divine kingdom before being moved into the starry sky.
"It isn't a natural planet, so it has many unusual phenomena unlike anything else."
Marquis Flame Abyss explained to Jiang Ming.
Upon reaching the World Lord Level, one could create a small world within one's body. The Thunder World Jiang Ming had experienced before was the world condensed by the Thunder World Lord before his death.
At the Immortal level, that small world would transform into a divine kingdom with an even greater area. Condensing a planet and moving it into the real universe as a residence was not unusual among Immortals.
Many famous tourist planets had even been condensed by Immortal Experts.
These planets were meticulously crafted by Immortal level Experts, each one a work of art.
Some planet collectors were even willing to spend over ten thousand Chaos Units to purchase such worlds.
It sounded incredible. Over ten thousand Chaos Units was considered a respectable fortune even among Immortals—enough to buy several complete starfields. Who would spend that much money on a single planet?
Yet in reality, over ten thousand Chaos Units was often merely the normal price, not the upper limit. Non-natural planets sold for even greater sums were everywhere.
Even having money did not necessarily mean one could buy one.
The instant he entered Flame Abyss Star, Jiang Ming sensed that the Flame Origin Law around him was more distinct than it had been outside the planet.
"Cultivating the Flame Origin Law on Flame Abyss Star grants an enhancement of seven to thirteen percent in ordinary regions.
"The central region offers fifteen to twenty-one percent, while the core region can reach as high as forty-two percent."
Marquis Flame Abyss introduced it to Jiang Ming.
Hearing this information, Jiang Ming asked curiously.
"How many resources does it take to condense a planet like this?"
If Immortals could freely condense special planets, such worlds ought to be spread throughout the universe.
After all, an Immortal's life was so long that hundreds of millions of years could pass in the blink of an eye.
"Very expensive. Back then, I emptied my entire fortune and borrowed a considerable amount before I could condense and build it. Still, I've made that money back by now."
Marquis Flame Abyss did not hide her embarrassment from those days in the slightest, nor did she feel that mentioning it would damage an Expert's dignity.
Over the course of her long life, there were already few things left that could stir her emotions.
A massive volcano appeared beneath the spacecraft, nine hundred kilometers tall, with a crater two hundred and forty kilometers in diameter.
This was the landmark of Flame Abyss Star: Flame Abyss Mountain.
The spacecraft flew into Flame Abyss Mountain's crater, where endless black-red lava formed cascading lavafalls.
The deep, bottomless crater resembled a gigantic abyssal maw. As Jiang Ming stared into the fiery abyss, he had the illusion that even his soul would be devoured by it.
As the spacecraft continued inward, an endless sea of lava appeared before Jiang Ming.
The black-red lava flowing continuously from the crater above kept gathering within it.
"On the Black Sea, there are 241 small islands built into Domain Lord cultivation chambers, 34 large islands that serve as Realm Lord cultivation chambers, and three continents that are my palaces.
"I now grant Crimson Flame Continent to you."
The spacecraft flew over the black-red lava sea, passing one enormous island after another.
It did not stop until it reached a massive stretch of red earth, where clusters of buildings rose across the land.
At the very center of the continent stood a thirty-thousand-meter tower, like a giant holding up the sky.
"Teacher, isn't this a little too precious?"
Jiang Ming was not the bashful type, but faced with such a lavish gift, he still found it difficult to accept with a clear conscience.
"This is my gift. Whether it is suitable is for me to judge. You need only accept it."
Marquis Flame Abyss's lips curled slightly. Her lovely features, combined with the powerful aura of life surrounding her, gave even that faint smile an astonishing charm.
"Yes, Teacher."
The spacecraft stopped atop the central tower.
Jiang Ming and Marquis Flame Abyss stepped down from the spacecraft, and an Intelligent life resembling a Flame Queen appeared before them.
The Flame Queen wore a crimson-gold crown and held an exquisite, imposing scepter. She bowed to Marquis Flame Abyss and Jiang Ming.
"Crimson Flame greets Master and Young Master."
The Flame Queen's voice was sweet and magnetic.
"Mm. Crimson Flame, acknowledge Jiang Ming as your Master. From now on, remain by Jiang Ming's side."
Marquis Flame Abyss said.
"Yes."
Upon hearing Marquis Flame Abyss's order, Crimson Flame glanced at Jiang Ming before speaking.
"Teacher, this?"
Jiang Ming did not understand.
"Crimson Flame is not an Intelligent life that grew alongside me. She evolved from an intelligent program I purchased forty million years ago and merely helped me manage Crimson Flame Continent."
Marquis Flame Abyss explained.
The Intelligent life that had accompanied Marquis Flame Abyss throughout her life shared a deep bond with her. No matter how highly she regarded Jiang Ming, she could not possibly give it to him.
But she had no emotional attachment to Crimson Flame, so giving her away was simply giving her away.
"I understand. Thank you, Teacher."
Jiang Ming nodded.
With Marquis Flame Abyss as witness, Crimson Flame completed the master-recognition procedure.
As Crimson Flame's master-recognition procedure took effect, the highest ruler of Crimson Flame Continent quietly changed hands.
After seeing Crimson Flame complete her master recognition, Marquis Flame Abyss produced a crimson crystal faintly tinged with black.
"This is a Fire God Crystal. Although I don't know what you intend to use it for, I believe it isn't merely out of curiosity. So, keep this Fire God Crystal for protection."
Marquis Flame Abyss truly did not understand why Jiang Ming cared so much about Fire God Crystals. Before this, she had not intended to give such a precious item to Jiang Ming.
Even as a fire-element Immortal, she possessed extremely few Fire God Crystals.
Every one of them was a trump card, even a means of saving her life.
It took an incalculable amount of resources to replenish the deficit in divine power, along with a long passage of time, to condense a single one.
Although the Fire God Crystal she took out was the lowest-quality one among those she possessed,
its value was still astonishing. Any ordinary Immortal would feel the pain of parting with it.
Even after Jiang Ming had crushed tens of thousands of Stellar level warriors and revealed his Self-created Secret Technique, Marquis Flame Abyss had never considered taking it out as a gift.
But after witnessing Jiang Ming's blazing-sun will, she changed her mind.
Because Jiang Ming was worth it.
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